Man charged with murder after body found in search for missing mother | ABC News Top Stories

Queensland police have charged a man with murder after human remains were found in bushland 55 kilometres outside of Toowoomba. Investigators believe it's the body of 30-year-old Jana Armstrong... who hasn't been seen since Tuesday. Police were called to the site off Esk Hampton Road at Redbank Creek at around 10-40 last night where the remains were found and a crime scene was declared. Darling Downs detectives have since conducted a search warrant at a property in the Toowoomba suburb of Harristown and arrested a 48-year-old man. He's been charged with one count of murder as a domestic violence offence. He's due to appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court tomorrow. A teenage boy has faced court charged over the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl in western Victoria. Layla Jeffrey was reported missing by family last Sunday, a day after she was last seen in the small town of Donald. It prompted a large scale search of nearby bushland which led to the discovery of human remains on Thursday. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Friday and appeared in a children's court last night, where he was remanded in custody to face court again at a later date. Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in China's east, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain. Almost two million people have been evacuated from their homes as the system -- which is about the size of France -- bears down. Before reaching China, Bavi lashed Taiwan and Japan's remote islands, leaving tens of thousands of people without power. In the Philippines at least 17 people were killed after the typhoon caused a number of landslides. Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamanei has called for the assassinations of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as revenge for the death of his father Ali Khamanei in the first days of the war. The Israeli and US leaders colluded in an Israeli bombardment of the former leader's residence in central Tehran more than four months ago. The hardening of Iran's position comes on the day the United States has set as a deadline for Iran to commit to guaranteeing freedom of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. There are fears the death toll from the raging wildfires in Spain will rise. At least 12 people have died, while 23 others remain unaccounted for. A slight drop in temperatures has helped improve conditions for the hundreds of firefighters who have been battling the blaze since it broke out in the country's south-east on Friday. The fire has scorched more than 60 square kilometres of forest and farmland in Andalusia. Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode. For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices